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Friday, November 12, 2010
Mouthful Holy Matrimony Wings and Pizza
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Holy Matrimony Wings and Pizza mobile food truck (aka The Wingzza Truck) stopped by the CL office this afternoon to serve us some of their delicious pizza and chicken wings.
Holy Matrimony serves thick crust pizza made with their own original sauce, lots of cheese, and optional toppings such as pepperoni, sausage, veggie, and mushroom. The wings are fried fresh and dipped in a variety of sauces. In addition to mild, medium, hot, BBQ, and Carolina BBQ hot wing flavors, Wingzza also does a special flavor of the month.
The Wingzza Truck has been driving and serving in Charlotte since early October. You can find them tonight in Southend, across the street from Apostrophe Lounge. Their regular stops are JW University campus, NoDa, SouthEnd, and they also do custom stops. To find the truck, just follow Holy Matrimony on Twitter here.
Food News / free food Free tacos from Jack in the Box Nov 16
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 1:31 PM
Stop by Jack in the Box after 2 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 16 and receive 2 free tacos.
According to the restaurant:
"Just show up after 2pm and say, "Gimme your Free Tacos!" Or something less aggressive. You don't want people thinking you're pulling some kind of taco-hold-up or anything. Ask nicely and ye shall receive."
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Food News / free food Free food for veterans at Chili's, Applebee's and Outback
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Happy Veteran's Day! A few restaurants out there want show gratitude with some free food. Check out these deals from DealCatcher.com:
Today only, Chili's is offering a free meal to all Veterans and active duty military. Choose from items off the Free Menu (see menu here). Must show proof of military service. Dine-in only. (Expires 11/11/10)
Applebee's is celebrating Veteran's Day by giving free entrees to all veterans and active duty military. Choose from items off the Vet's Day menu. Must show proof of military service. (Expires 11/11/10)
Outback is celebrating veteran's Day with a free Bloomin' Onion and beverage to all veterans and active duty military. Must show proof of military service. (Expires 11/11/10)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Food News / Smorgasbord PHOTOS: Pinky's Westside Grill
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 6:03 PM
In the old auto shop with the red, white, and blue VW Bug on the roof, Pinky's Westside Grill has opened in Wesley Heights on the corner of Morehead Street and Freedom Drive.
The restaurant with ties to The Penguin (read more about that here), offers a few familiar menu items as well as many different ones. You'll find the same tasty fried pickles at Pinky's, along with burgers and hot dogs. But you'll also see a variety of salads and sandwiches. All menu items have amusing, funny names.
The fried pickles were perfect and not oily. The waffle fries were big and crispy. Burgers come served in four "styles," or you can personalize your own burger. The turkey burger I ordered "Westside style" (topped with chili, slaw and onions) was surprisingly juicy. All for a total of $10.87, I'd say it was a bargain meal.
The parking lot in front of the restaurant is tiny, so I had to park across the street at the tattoo parlor. As of now, there is no "do not park" sign up ... yet. People were also parking in the lot further down Morehead Street, past the restaurant.
Pinky's Westside Grill
1600 West Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC 28208
Food News The Cowfish comes to SouthPark
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 4:27 PM
Named after a breed of fish that has odd horns atop its head, The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar is now taking reservations for their soft opening Nov. 19-21.
The restaurant, located in The Village at SouthPark, serves fusion sushi and burgers and is the newest creation of restaurateurs Marcus Hall and Alan Springate, co-owners of eeZ Fusion & Sushi in Huntersville, and Louis Camire.
Take a look at their menu here.
The grand opening will be Nov. 22.
The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar
4310 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
704-365-1922
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Food News / free food Free donut and coffee from Dunkin' Donuts on Graham Street
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:06 PM
The Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins on Graham and 5th Street has re-opened. In celebration of their grand re-opening, they are offering a free donut and coffee with a business card submission. Get on it.
231 N Graham St # B
Charlotte, NC 28202
Monday, November 8, 2010
Food News / free food Veterans eat free at Chima
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Recipe / Priscilla Tsai / Dessert Mint chocolate truffles ... disguised as pumpkins
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Mix together crushed Oreos and a block of cream cheese and what do you get? Bite-sized truffle balls of amazing awesomeness.
According to a co-worker, "this truffle is the most delicious thing I've ever put in my mouth!"
Making them is a snap. Instructions are as follows:
1. Grind up an entire package (yes, three whole sleeves) of Oreos.
2. Mix in a block of cream cheese (softened).
(3. Add in a teaspoon of peppermint extract, if you so choose.)
4. Roll into balls, place on wax paper, and chill in the freezer for 10 minutes. *I used a scale to measure out each one and made each 15 grams
5. Dip balls in melted white chocolate (the Almond Bark variety works great)
Here I've dressed them up for the season. I added a couple drops of food coloring (which I do not recommend*) to the white chocolate to make the truffles into little pumpkins. The stems and the tendrils were made with toothpicks and curled green ribbon.
You can make these truffles for any holiday by getting creative with the decorations. Sprinkle on green and red nonpareils over the chocolate before it sets for Christmas truffles, or you can even use black icing to draw faces on white truffles to turn them into snowmen.
* It's probably not a good idea to add water-based food coloring like I did because it messed up the chocolate's consistency. I was only able to make a few orange truffles before the chocolate got down-right funky and hard to work with. I ended up trashing the orange chocolate and made the rest of the truffles plain. If you want to color your chocolate, get the oil-based food coloring. Yes, I'm a dumdum.
Food News PHOTOS: Divine Cupcakes and Yogurt Café
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Divine Cupcakes and Yogurt Café is now open in Dilworth in Latta Pavilion on East Boulevard (near Picasso's and across the street from Blockbuster).
The cafe offers cupcakes, muffins, and frozen yogurt with a toppings bar.
On my visit on Saturday, they only had three varieties of cupcakes available, with only less than a dozen of each on display. The entire shop is self-serve, so customers can reach into the cupcake display and grab their own cupcake (without tongs). Not quite sure how sanitary this is. I'm thinking this might be an issue when kids get involved, right?
The yogurt is not the tart variety, yet it isn't the traditional soft-serve sweet type either. It's slightly icy and subtly sweet.
Divinte Cupcakes and Yogurt Café
Latta Pavilion
1315 East Blvd., Ste. 170
Charlotte, NC 28203
704-909-7067
Food News Kennedys Premium Bar and Grill now open
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Located in Elizabeth, Kennedys Premium Bar and Grill is now open on the corner of 7th and N. Caswell Streets.
The two-story house which is now Kennedys used to be Ed's Tavern, and prior to that, Nolia restaurant. The new tenant has built a large porch in the front and offers a bar on each level of the house.
Kennedys celebrated their grand opening with a party on Friday, Nov. 5, that featured free appetizers (jalapeño poppers, fried mozzarella sticks, chicken wings, and fried pickles) and drink specials.
Kennedys Premium Bar and Grill
366 N. Caswell
Charlotte, NC 28204
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Recipe: Rose Water Tea Cookies 1
Cookies, tea and shouting. In that order. Ascending order.
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Photos: Mint Museum's Allure of Flowers After Hours
A peek into a fancy foodie fundraising event that incorporated flowers into, well, everything.
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Dish on this: Charlotte-based chefs join ACF Culinary Team USA 2016
As fall approaches, local chefs prepare for a culinary battle in Germany.
